Nope. Each has its positives and negatives. Fact is that Campy and Shimano cable kits are very, very good. They never have a fitment issue that requires a long step-down ferrule, or a different type of housing at the drop bar bend, they don't creak over time... You get my drift.

Nope. Each has its positives and negatives. Fact is that Campy and Shimano cable kits are very, very good. They never have a fitment issue that requires a long step-down ferrule, or a different type of housing at the drop bar bend, they don't creak over time... You get my drift.

The only advantage of aftermarket "segmented" cables is weight savings over stock Campy or Shimano cables.

I can't notice much difference either way. I was using standard campag cables and switched to i-links for brakes and mini i-links for gears.

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Weight: lighter is better, but usually means more finickyCompressionless: Seems better to me, might only be the placebo effectCurve radius: Some cables are better than other handling bends: the yokozuna's for instance caused my rear brake to want to shift to the side - iLinks don't at all. Depends on your particular setup if this is worth it.sealed: for me, sealed/lined systems seem to last longer, and remain smoother longer, but not by more than about 10%

Cost: you can spend a ton on cables that are only slightly better, or even worse.

Remember though, cables are a consumable. They wear out over time, and degrade performance. A lot of people replace old worn cables with new ones of a different type, and proceed to sing the praises of the new cables...when they likely would have seen similar improvements with just putting a set of new no-name cables on.

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